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Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal, or
better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked continuously
and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them well and did some counters
of their own. Just one big chance, Fabian shot from a good position but
the ball was deflected for a corner.
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FF wrote:

Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal, or
better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked continuously
and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them well and did some
counters of their own. Just one big chance, Fabian shot from a good
position but the ball was deflected for a corner.

Semifinal of course.
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FF wrote:

FF wrote:

Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal, or
better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked continuously
and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them well and did some
counters of their own. Just one big chance, Fabian shot from a good position but the ball was deflected for a corner.

Semifinal of course.

I think there were 3 or 4 fouls on Yamal so far that would have
deserved a YC but weren't even called.
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FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal, or
better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked
continuously and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them well
and did some counters of their own. Just one big chance, Fabian
shot from a good position but the ball was deflected for a corner.

Semifinal of course.

I think there were 3 or 4 fouls on Yamal so far that would have
deserved a YC but weren't even called.

Min. 58, 2 - 0 Spain.
Beautiful central one - two between Poro and Olmo I think, Poro gets
one on one with the french keeper and scores.

Just as I'm typing this, Yamal scores to but it's cancelled for offside.
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Spain toying with France.
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On 14/07/2026 22.12, FF wrote:

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal, or
better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

I'm not a fan of these penalties where the defender is in the middle of
a move and the attacker comes zooming in and creates the contact.

But what can you do?
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FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal,
or better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked
continuously and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them well
and did some counters of their own. Just one big chance, Fabian
shot from a good position but the ball was deflected for a
corner.

Semifinal of course.

I think there were 3 or 4 fouls on Yamal so far that would have
deserved a YC but weren't even called.

Min. 58, 2 - 0 Spain.
Beautiful central one - two between Poro and Olmo I think, Poro gets
one on one with the french keeper and scores.

Just as I'm typing this, Yamal scores to but it's cancelled for
offside.

Now a good chance for France too, Mbappe shoots well from just inside
the right side of the box but it's deflected for a corner.
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Quoting FF in rec.sport.soccer:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal,
or better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked
continuously and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them well
and did some counters of their own. Just one big chance, Fabian
shot from a good position but the ball was deflected for a
corner.

Semifinal of course.

I think there were 3 or 4 fouls on Yamal so far that would have
deserved a YC but weren't even called.

Min. 58, 2 - 0 Spain.
Beautiful central one - two between Poro and Olmo I think, Poro gets
one on one with the french keeper and scores.

Just as I'm typing this, Yamal scores to but it's cancelled for
offside.

Now a good chance for France too, Mbappe shoots well from just inside
the right side of the box but it's deflected for a corner.

Wasn't it even deflected twice?
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Why wasn't Yamal at least yellow carded for the brutal trip on Mbappe?
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anders t wrote:

Quoting FF in rec.sport.soccer:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by

Yamal, >> > > > or better said rather stupidly given by the french
defense. >> > > >

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked
continuously and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them

well >> > > > and did some counters of their own. Just one big
chance, Fabian >> > > > shot from a good position but the ball was
deflected for a >> > > > corner.

Semifinal of course.

I think there were 3 or 4 fouls on Yamal so far that would have
deserved a YC but weren't even called.

Min. 58, 2 - 0 Spain.
Beautiful central one - two between Poro and Olmo I think, Poro

gets >> one on one with the french keeper and scores.

Just as I'm typing this, Yamal scores to but it's cancelled for
offside.

Now a good chance for France too, Mbappe shoots well from just
inside the right side of the box but it's deflected for a corner.

Wasn't it even deflected twice?

I don't know.

I have to say, now Yamal should most definitely have seen the YC too,
for a foul from behind on Mbappe, but he too gets away with it. I
really don't understand this manner of officiating.
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FF wrote:

anders t wrote:

Quoting FF in rec.sport.soccer:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by

Yamal, >> > > > or better said rather stupidly given by the french
defense. >> > > >

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked
continuously and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them

well >> > > > and did some counters of their own. Just one big
chance, Fabian >> > > > shot from a good position but the ball was deflected for a >> > > > corner.

Semifinal of course.

I think there were 3 or 4 fouls on Yamal so far that would have
deserved a YC but weren't even called.

Min. 58, 2 - 0 Spain.
Beautiful central one - two between Poro and Olmo I think, Poro

gets >> one on one with the french keeper and scores.

Just as I'm typing this, Yamal scores to but it's cancelled for
offside.

Now a good chance for France too, Mbappe shoots well from just
inside the right side of the box but it's deflected for a corner.

Wasn't it even deflected twice?

I don't know.

I have to say, now Yamal should most definitely have seen the YC too,
for a foul from behind on Mbappe, but he too gets away with it. I
really don't understand this manner of officiating.

Min. 89, clear penalty for Yamal, not called.
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Cuccurella best left-back in the world, no?
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Min. 89, clear penalty for Yamal, not called.

Not a penalty, fight for the ball.

But Yamal brutally fouled Mbappe AGAIN.
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anders t wrote:

Min. 89, clear penalty for Yamal, not called.

Not a penalty, fight for the ball.

I don't think so. It was Yamal's ball and he was brought down, with the defender far from touching the ball.
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Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

On 14/07/2026 22.12, FF wrote:

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal, or
better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

I'm not a fan of these penalties where the defender is in the middle
of a move and the attacker comes zooming in and creates the contact.

But what can you do?

I think it's rather clear. Yamal wins the ball correctly and is then
hit by the french defender.
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Jesper Lauridsen <rorschak@stofanet.dk> wrote:

On 14/07/2026 22.12, FF wrote:

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal, or
better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

I'm not a fan of these penalties where the defender is in the middle of
a move and the attacker comes zooming in and creates the contact.

But what can you do?

Nothing, in my view. Being aware of where your
opponent is at all times belongs to the skills a
defender needs to have.

I guess in theory you could create a rule like in ice
hockey where a high stick (to the body of an opponent)
is not a penalty rCyif the act is committed as a normal
windup or follow through of a shooting motionrCO but
I believe that would open a whole other can of worms.


Ciao,
Werner
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FF wrote:

FF wrote:

anders t wrote:

Quoting FF in rec.sport.soccer:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

FF wrote:

Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by

Yamal, >> > > > or better said rather stupidly given by the french defense. >> > > >

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked
continuously and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them

well >> > > > and did some counters of their own. Just one big
chance, Fabian >> > > > shot from a good position but the ball was deflected for a >> > > > corner.

Semifinal of course.

I think there were 3 or 4 fouls on Yamal so far that would

have >> > deserved a YC but weren't even called.

Min. 58, 2 - 0 Spain.
Beautiful central one - two between Poro and Olmo I think, Poro

gets >> one on one with the french keeper and scores.

Just as I'm typing this, Yamal scores to but it's cancelled for
offside.

Now a good chance for France too, Mbappe shoots well from just
inside the right side of the box but it's deflected for a
corner.

Wasn't it even deflected twice?

I don't know.

I have to say, now Yamal should most definitely have seen the YC
too, for a foul from behind on Mbappe, but he too gets away with
it. I really don't understand this manner of officiating.

Min. 89, clear penalty for Yamal, not called.

To end the thread properly, 2 - 0 Spain final score after 90 minutes.

Reading the press, I see most commentators, including some former
french players, agree that Spain outplayed France quite clearly. They functioned as a team, while France were basically just loosely
connected brilliant individuals. Even Deschamps conceded as much, after initially complaining about the ref. This was my impression too, too
bad the reffing sucked (but not like Deschamps thinks, if anything his
side was slightly favored) and the game was unnecessarily dirty. Like
too many others.
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FF wrote:

To end the thread properly, 2 - 0 Spain final score after
90 minutes.

The best team won.

France, as a team, didn't show up.

Lucas Digne was awful... he should have been replaced at
half time.

Reading the press, I see most commentators, including some
former french players, agree that Spain outplayed France quite
clearly. They functioned as a team, while France were
basically just loosely connected brilliant individuals. Even
Deschamps conceded as much, after initially complaining about
the ref. This was my impression too, too bad the reffing
sucked (but not like Deschamps thinks, if anything his side
was slightly favored) and the game was unnecessarily dirty.
Like too many others.

The ref could have booked a few players, Yamal especially...
so either he was just a poor ref or FIFA requested the refs to
be a bit lenient and let things go?

Either way, there was nothing controversial about Spain going
through.
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Jesper Lauridsen wrote:

On 14/07/2026 22.12, FF wrote:

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by
Yamal, or better said rather stupidly given by the french
defense.

I'm not a fan of these penalties where the defender is in the
middle of a move and the attacker comes zooming in and creates
the contact.

In fairness, there would have been more uproar if it hadn't
been given as a penalty.

As a LB, Digne should have been aware of what was behind him.
It was sloppy to swing your foot and not know a player was right
there.
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The penalty reminded me of the penalty that changed the game in the
2018 final. Neither one them should have been given. The kick this
time was not serious and it was a complete accident.

David Kaiser


On Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:12:42 -0000 (UTC), "FF" <...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Now this is a game that definitely deserves a thread.

1 - 0 Spain at half time, Oyazabal from a penalty won by Yamal, or
better said rather stupidly given by the french defense.

After it, the game went on as expected, France attacked continuously
and at times dangerously, Spain blocked them well and did some counters
of their own. Just one big chance, Fabian shot from a good position but
the ball was deflected for a corner.

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Blueshirt wrote:

The ref could have booked a few players, Yamal especially...
so either he was just a poor ref or FIFA requested the refs to
be a bit lenient and let things go?

Looks like it, as it happened in so many other games. I'm in the break
of England- Arg., now that's a dirty game if there ever was one. This
one was a piece of cake compared to that one.
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